After a light ten minute walk, we reach the park I remember from my childhood. Mom would take Luke, Jack, Ben and me here when she needed to go shopping. There was a shopping plaza just a few feet away, so she would look out the clear store windows every few minutes to check on us.

Calum held my hand as we walked, past the playground and into the ice cream shop adjacent to all the stores Mom would go to. It was a place called Mr. Twisty's Treats. Calum held the door open as I walked in and thanked him. He nodded and took my hand again. I was beginning to worry that my hand would sweat.

We ordered and sat down with our cups of ice cream. I ordered strawberry with chocolate sprinkles, just like I did when I was young. I was about to have a bite when suddenly it hit me. This was the place I was taken. I'm having trouble breathing and seeing. I think I might be crying too, but I'm not sure.

It's like I'm simultaneously living in the present and I'm seeing what I saw that day. The weird man who kept looking at me, the one I told Luke about because I was uncomfortable. Before I could take a bite of my ice cream the man grabbed my shoulder and hustled me out the door and to his van. It was during a split second when no one was looking. And just like that I was gone.

I saw Calum right next to me, no longer sitting down across from me at the table. I was leaning against a wall for support and he was right in front of me trying to help even though he didn't know how. Something in my brain clicked and instead of seeing Calum, I saw the man that took me.

Since I no longer had my ice cream in my hands, I threw my balled hands at his chest over and over. I couldn't see clearly, because of the overflow of tears and I didn't care. The man was here and I was going to let him know how much he hurt me.

His arms were trying to wrap themselves around me to stop my assault, but I pushed him off. Before he could recover, I ran out of the ice cream store. I ran and I didn't stop until I was at the playground. I hid behind the tall figure, and I sat down, exhausted from my attacking earlier. Out of nowhere, someone grabs me. I push and I flail, but they won't let go.

"It's me! It's me! It's Calum!" A voice I recognize says. That's the only thing that calmed me down. It was him; I was safe. He wasn't gonna hurt me or take me. I'm okay, I'm fine.

I take a few still seconds to blink away my still flowing tears, I look at the boy who has moved to sit right in front of me on the ground. His hands were on my knees, but as I flew into his arms, they were around me, holding me tight. I might've thought I had controlled the tears, but the waterworks started up again as Calum just held me, and ran his hand gently up and down my back.

All my fears, all my hopes, all my dreams, everything I had ever felt like crying about was now being cried about. Even things I had already cried about, like losing my family. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, Calum." I whispered with a groggy voice.

"It's okay. it's okay. I'm here. I'm here. I'm not leaving." He whispered some of the same things over and over. It's like he knew exactly what I needed to hear.

After a while, I sat back, not knowing what to say, but he did. He says, "Hey, I did have fun. So much, that I'm going to ask you out again." He smiles his confident giggly smile.

I am filled with anxiety and dread as I say, "I'm so sorry. I thought you were someone else. I thought you were the guy from all those years ago that took me."

Calum looks surprised as he says, "What?! You were just living your worst nightmare over again and you're still apologizing. No, I should be apologizing to you for bringing you there to a place that triggered you. I am so so sorry, Lili Bean."

I wipe my nose as subtly as possible before saying, "I just wish I wasn't a screw up person who had such stupid triggers. I mean ice cream? Are you kidding me?" I wasn't saying this to get a reaction from him. I wasn't saying it for a compliment from him. I was saying it because that's how I felt.

Seeming to understand me, Calum says, "I don't think you're any of those things. And neither does your family, or Ashton or Michael or Eliza. They all like you just how you are," He smiles, "The beautiful screw up you are." I didn't know he could cheese this hard, but I definitely wasn't mad at how cheesy it was.

"I'll say yes." He looks a bit confused before I speak again, "To going on another date with you."

He giggles his cute and amazing giggle, and stands up. "Alright, let's get going. I have another date to plan." He pulls me up, and pulls me closer to him by wrapping his arm around me tightly. We talk the whole way home, and I enjoy every second.

Before going inside, Calum pulls me in closely for a hug, and as I slip away he pulls me back and kisses me on the cheek. He gives me a cheeky look, before I watch him walk away back to his place. I'm guessing the other guys already went to their own houses.

I giddily walk inside without being able to wipe the smile off my face. Before I can slip away and to my room, Mom pulls me into the kitchen.

"Hey hun, I know how important it is for you to have a phone, so I got you one." I smile and hug her.

"Thanks, Momma. You really didn't need to, but thank you so much." I grab the already set up phone and open it up.

"Oh, don't get too carried away, we don't have an unlimited phone plan." But she's smiling as she says it and shoos me to my room.

I walk in and put my new phone on my desk before I dramatically fall on my bed. I sigh and stare wistfully at my ceiling, realizing something. I've fallen for Calum.